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Easy French Food Recipes to Pair With Champagne

by Patricia Fioriello on December 22, 2009

Easy French Food Recipes to Pair With Champagne

If you want to add greatness to the easy French food recipes, pair them with champagne. Champagne is one of the most coveted gifts of France to the outside world and there are a number of easy French food recipes that make a great combination with this celebrated discovery of the French.

It is not that champagne goes best only with the easy French food recipes, but it also has a number of takers from other countries. Champagne is the wine of celebrations and enjoyment, so don’t forget to pair it with a suitable easy French food recipe, though some think wrongly of it to be an aperitif. A number of websites have been launched to answer the wave of questions about the proper matching of champagnes with easy French food recipes.

Here’s a list for you to make great celebrations with champagnes and easy French food recipes.

•Champagnes go great with cheese and caviar, but you can also make it a part of your dinner with shellfish, mussels, shrimp and clams.

•Oysters, white fishes and other crustaceans also make good spicy dishes with Blanc de Blanc Champagne when gently flavored.

•Pigeon breast, partridge, veal, pork and venison make great pairs with Blanc de Noirs.

•Lighter cheese like Beaufort, Gruyère, Emmental are best for light, fruity flavored non-vintage champagnes, whereas, darker, nuttier flavors, Oscietra caviar is best with older non-vintages.

•If you want to serve Non-Vintage Rosé with sweet dishes of red berries, cut down on the sugar content of the dish.

•Vintage Rosé is ideal for dishes based on spices and herbs like basil, mint and coriander. It is also paired with the hot Japanese dishes and meat dishes for its richer taste.

•Thai food and other savory dishes that are not too sweet combine really good with the Demi Sec Champagnes.

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